As you know, every business segment within Microsoft is responsible for
continually evaluating its strategy and investments in all areas of the
business to achieve operational efficiencies. At Microsoft Game Studios
(MGS), we must continually evaluate our portfolio strategy and investments
to ensure we are achieving our most important objectives of creating
successful, platform driving titles for Windows gamers. In addition,
Microsoft Games Studio must streamline game development operations to be
more efficient and critically examine all projects in development to
position the business for long-term success and profitability.
Microsoft Game Studios has cancelled the Windows-based game "Train Simulator
2.0." The decision to cancel "Train Simulator 2.0" was made some time ago
and was based on a long, hard and difficult look at our business objectives
and product offerings. We remain focused on the simulations category with
successful, platform-driving franchises such as "Microsoft Flight
Simulator."
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